Official name
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Name in local language
Bosna i Hercegovina (bs) ; Босна и Херцеговина (sr)
Continent
Europe
Subcontinent
Europe (outside the European Union)
Population (ranking: 137e )
3,482,041 inhabitants (2018)
Population growth
-0.28 % / year
Area
51,209 km²
Density
68.00 inhabitants / km²
GDP (ranking: 117e )19.782 billions $USD (2018)
GDP/capita (ranking )
5,951 $USD (2018)
GDP growth
3.10 % / year (2018)
Life expectancy (ranking )
77.30 years (2018)
Birth rate
8.80 ‰ (2016)
Fertility rate
1.26 children / woman (2016)
Death rate (ranking )
9.90 ‰ (2016)
Infant mortality rate (ranking )
5.60 ‰ (2016)
Literacy rate
97.18 % (2013)
Official languages
Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian
Currency
Convertible mark (BAM)
HDI (ranking: 105e )0.769 / 1 (2018)
EPI (ranking )41.84 (2018)
Government
Federal parliamentary constitutional republic
Head of State
Collective Presidency (triumvirate): Mladen Ivanić, Dragan Čović, Bakir Izetbegović. International High Representative international Valentin Inzko
National Day
21 November (signing of the Dayton Peace Agreement in 1995)
ISO Codes BA, BIH
Demonym
Bosnian Herzegovinian
Tourists (ranking )
922,000 people (2017)
Sharp decline in population
Bosnia and Herzegovina is a southern European state located on the Balkan Peninsula. It is bordered by Croatia , Serbia and Montenegro , and has a small maritime facade on the Adriatic Sea.
Stone bridge, old town of Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina Sarajevo, capitale of Bosnia and Herzegovina Urban areas (2013)
Urban areas
Population
Sarajevo
688,437 inhabitants
Banja Luka
182,848 inhabitants
Tuzla
110,979 inhabitants
Zenica
110,663 inhabitants
Mostar
105,797 inhabitants
Bijeljina
104,019 inhabitants
Prijedor
89,397 inhabitants
Brčko
83,516 inhabitants
Administrative divisions
Entities (entitet)
Population
Area
Brčko District
83,516 inhabitants
493 km²
Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
2,201,193 inhabitants
26,111 km²
Republika Srpska
1,153,017 inhabitants
24,641 km²
See also
